Spite fences

[jhetley]

Item on NPR "Morning Edition" today, interviews with a couple of Hillary delegates.  One of them is giving serious thought to voting McCain.  Says she's never voted Republican before . . .

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93947082

(A "spite fence" is a Maine term, a fence or hedge put up for the sole purpose of spoiling your neighbor's "view" even if it damages your own.  We can reach Afghan levels in our multi-generational feuds.)

Comments

[sboydtaylor.livejournal.com]

My mom is also swearing she will do this, or she will not vote at all. I have no idea why she is so angry; I've talked to her and the only thing she says is she's mad that her candidate lost. That doesn't seem like a valid reason to me. Plenty of candidates lose.

[pernishus.livejournal.com]

Not just a Maine term -- we had 'em in Kentucky, too -- where feuds are a way of life...

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Two points:

1) NPR has been corrupted. I no longer trust what they say if the topic is a Republican talking point.

2) During the caucus process here in Texas, I talked to a fair number of female Clinton supporters who set off my "crossover" alarm. No, I'm not surprised that the media could find one woman who'd cut off her nose to spite her face, nor that she'd be the one given most prominence -- it's a Republican talking point, after all. But I continue to think that the 30% figure is either pulled out of their ass, or made up primarily of Republican crossovers who can now honestly say that they're going to vote for McCain because they'd have done it anyhow, after first making their sabotage run on the Democrats.

[jhetley.livejournal.com]

One thing for you to consider -- Wife pointed out this morning that the Democrats seem to ignore the large number of people, even in their own ranks, who will not vote for a black man for president. Period. Not even a rich yuppie black man. These people will never say so, even on a poll, but once they get into the voting booth . . .

Obama has a thicker glass ceiling to penetrate than Hillary did. Dismissing this talk as "NPR has been corrupted" ignores the fact that US voters are used to old white guys in the White House.

Me, I didn't like any of the choices offered. Obama, Clinton, Edwards, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, et al.

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

Me, I didn't like any of the choices offered. Obama, Clinton, Edwards, McCain, Romney, Huckabee, et al.


THANK YOU.

I felt the exact same way. still do, actually.

I voted for Mike Gravel in the Iowa caucus because I was long since disgusted by the whole mess... but I still wanted to make my voice heard in the caucus/primary thing.

So...

C.

[anahata56.livejournal.com]

I thought of you when I posted this (http://anahata56.livejournal.com/2008/08/26/).

Her choice of words, I think, is apropo.